Sometime in 2005, Philip Wright (the son of Robert Lee Wright
who was Pete’s wingman and roommate), saw Pete's grave marker and decided
that it was in disrepair. Apparently it was so bad that Philip took it upon
himself to get the cemetery to replace it. A photograph of the new grave
marker is at the left. It read:

When I first transcribed the writing, I realized that the replacement
grave marker did not match the original. The original has "ARMY AIR FORCES"
and the new has "ARMY AIR FORCE" minus the "S." I sent an email to Fort Sam Houston National
Cemetery questioning this difference. On 4 Dec 2007, they replied:

"The Army Air Corp became the US Army Air Forces
on June 20, 1941. Since Lloyd H. Hughes entered the service in 1942
- the correct branch of service for his headstone is US Army Air Forces.
There is an “s” missing from Forces on the replacement headstone that
was ordered in 2005. The staff at Ft. Sam National Cemetery will reorder
the headstone to correct the mistake."

Map of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with Section U circled in red.
Pete's grave is in Section U, Site 53. It is located between
Frank
Haag's grave marker at Site 52 and
Allie Lee Heller's grave maker at
Site 54.

Created: May 4, 2007

Last updated:
July 05, 2017

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